Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6.5 | |
| 1990 | 13.8 | |
| 1991 | 15.5 | |
| 1992 | 17.8 | |
| 1993 | 18.1 | |
| 1994 | 18.7 | |
| 1995 | 19.6 | |
| 1996 | 18.7 | |
| 1997 | 18 | |
| 1998 | 20.5 | |
| 1999 | 17.8 | |
| 2000 | 6.5 | |
| 2001 | 6.1 | |
| 2002 | 6.8 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shawn Kemp ranks #166 in Basketball
Shawn Kemp ranks 166th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1026th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 74, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1989–2003 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba all-star selections 6, all-nba selections 3, career points 15347, career rebounds 8834.
Immediately ahead sits Rasheed Wallace on 79.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is David Thompson on 78.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Shawn Kemp GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kemp stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Kemp comparisons
Shawn Kemp — frequently asked
- Is Shawn Kemp the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shawn Kemp ranks 166th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 79.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Shawn Kemp's GOAT Score?
- 79.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shawn Kemp rank all time?
- 1026th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 166th within Basketball.
- Shawn Kemp vs Rasheed Wallace: who ranks higher?
- Rasheed Wallace, on 79.1 against Shawn Kemp's 79.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.